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by Sheila Lennon
'Bottom-up' journalism from the pros

May 20, 2002 • Last week's weblog

Help Build the Web of Knowledge: "Altruistic programmers and word-nerds with an urge to connect the historical dots are needed to help build a website that will blend the best of old and new technology. "Knowledge Web" is the pet project of James Burke, an Oxford-educated historian whose fascination with technology resulted in Connections, a television series that explored the strange links between technological breakthroughs and historical events." You can find out more and volunteer here.

Background: Voices from the Smithsonian Associates has a free hour-long RealAudio recording of Burke explaining "how the Internet now brings countless new connections to light."
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